The Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History is a museum in Cambridge. Nearby, Fitzwilliam Museum (2.2 km) heads a list of 59 within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
Museum in Cambridge
Inside Cambridge
The Centre for Computing History is inside Cambridge’s built-up area, with 28 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
Afternoons in Cambridge reach 18–23°C from May to September.
The Centre for Computing History
Museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
In Cambridge, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Cambridge
- Official site
- computinghistory.org.uk
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Locating The Centre for Computing History
The map centres on The Centre for Computing History, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cambridge’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
With 152,742 people, Cambridge is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Cambridge
Fen Ditton
Teversham
Milton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Centre for Computing History is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | It’s in town | 152,742 | 33 |
| Fen Ditton | 1.8 km northeast of it | 509 | 31 |
| Teversham | 2.5 km east of it | 909 | 25 |
| Milton | 3.2 km north of it | 4,150 | 30 |
| Fulbourn | 3.5 km southeast of it | 3,737 | 16 |
| Histon and Impington | 4 km northwest of it | 7,781 | 32 |
| Horningsea | 4 km northeast of it | 329 | 9 |
| Girton | 4.1 km northwest of it | 4,384 | 28 |
Also within reach
Choose from 59 places within 15 km, such as 5 museums, a garden and a castle.
MuseumMuseum of Zoology2 km away · 139K visitors a year (2023)3
GardenCambridge University Botanic Garden2.1 km away4
CastleCambridge Castle2.4 km away5
MuseumIWM Duxford13 km away · 401K visitors a year (2019)6
Art galleryKettle's Yard Gallery2.4 km away7
MuseumWhipple Museum of the History Of Science2.1 km away8
MuseumSedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences1.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting The Centre for Computing History
Where is The Centre for Computing History?
The Centre for Computing History is in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Centre for Computing History?
Museum in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit The Centre for Computing History?
May to September are the warmest months in Cambridge, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Centre for Computing History?
Within 15 km: Fitzwilliam Museum (2.2 km), Museum of Zoology (2 km), Cambridge University Botanic Garden (2.1 km) and Cambridge Castle (2.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- The Centre for Computing History: Purehavnet at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Zoology: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge Castle: Samuel Buck / Nathaniel Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kettle's Yard Gallery: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whipple Museum of the History Of Science: Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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